Jarrow, Jarrow Slake, Isabella and Mary
Jarrow, Jarrow Slake, Isabella and Mary
HER Number
15116
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Jarrow, Jarrow Slake, Isabella and Mary
Place
Jarrow
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>
Site Type: Specific
Wherry
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
English Wherry foundered in force 3 winds, 1896 after being hit by first the SS ST GOTHARD, of South Shields, and then the Newcastle-upon-Tyne lighter PRESIDENT (HER 15117), which also sank. Built: 1871
Master: W Thackray
Crew: 2
Owner: Newcastle Wherry Company Ltd.
Master: W Thackray
Crew: 2
Owner: Newcastle Wherry Company Ltd.
Easting
434130
Northing
565740
Grid Reference
NZ434130565740
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365633); Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham (CF)